100 Greatest Movies Of All Time
The best films ever made, voted by you
BY Oct 17th 2006 18:18PMFILED UNDER: Features
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Normally, these 100 Greatest Film lists are the kind of things compiled from votes by illustrious members of the film industry, journalists and scholars. Not today. Not this list.
Nope, in a stoke of madness/genius, we've decided to hand over responsiblity of deciding the 100 greatest films to you, our educated, informed and passionate readership.
The votes rained down, and we counted. We're happy, and also relieved of responsibility, to present you with the 100 Greatest Movies Of All Time 2006, as voted for by you.
If you disagree, then you've only really got yourselves to blame...
100 - 91
100. The Exorcist
99. Forrest Gump
98. This Is Spinal Tap
97. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
96. Rear Window
95. Spirited Away
94. Some Like It Hot
93. The Incredibles
92. The Bourne Supremacy
91. Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love the Bomb
90-81
90. Brokeback Mountain
89. Psycho
88. The Terminator
87. Requiem For A Dream
86. Dawn Of The Dead
85. The Wizard Of Oz
84. Goldfinger
83. King Kong (2005)
82. Vertigo
81. Saving Private Ryan
80-71
80. Chinatown
79. Fargo
78. American Beauty
77. The Shining
76. The Deer Hunter
75. Magnolia
74. Kill Bill: Vol. 1
73. Platoon
72. Once Upon A Time In The West
71. Rocky
70-61
70. The Searchers
69. Halloween
68. Lawrence Of Arabia
67. Close Encounters Of The Third Kind
66. Pirates Of The Caribbean: Curse Of The Black Pearl
65. Shaun Of The Dead
64. 2001: A Space Odyssey
63. Citizen Kane
62. Seven Samurai
61. Blue Velvet
60-51
60. The Silence Of The Lambs
59. Airplane!
58. Scarface (1983)
57. The Thing
56. Stand By Me
55. City Of God
54. Raging Bull
53. Trainspotting
52. ET: The Extra-Terrestrial
51. The Wild Bunch
50-41
50. The Apartment
49. Moulin Rouge!
48. A Clockwork Orange
47. Toy Story 2
46. The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
45. The Third Man
44. Monty Python And The Holy Grail
43. One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest
42. It’s A Wonderful Life
41. Jurassic Park
40-31
40. Memento
39. Apocalypse Now
38. Casablanca
37. Leon
36. Annie Hall
35. X-Men 2
34. Alien
33. Terminator 2: Judgment Day
32. Blade Runner
31. Reservoir Dogs
30-21
30. Heat
29. The Big Lebowski
28. Spiderman 2
27. Schindler’s List
26. Back To The Future
25. Batman Begins
24. Die Hard
23. Taxi Driver
22. LA Confidential
21. The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers
20-11
20. Sin City
19. Aliens
18. Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind
17. Gladiator
16. The Godfather: Part II
15. Seven
14. Raiders Of The Lost Ark
13. The Matrix
12. The Usual Suspects
11. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
10-1
10. Donnie Darko
Richard Kelly's stunning debut is a bold fusion of 1980s pop music, theoretical phsyics (wormholes, Einstein-Rosen Bridges and timetravel), giant imaginary rabbits, Sparkle Motion and awesome.
In case none of that has persuaded you to jump on board like Keanu on a bus, the film also features Patrick Swayze. That's right. It's simply that awesome.
Consistently voted as one of the greatest feature debuts of all time, and now as one of the greatest films of all time, despite the fact that no-one, anywhere, ever, has a clue what it's about.
PS That song by Gary Jules was good for a bout 5 minutes. Now we want to shoot people.
9. Jaws
Smile, you son of a bitch! You've just made it to the number 9 Greatest Film Of All Time! If it were up to us, this would be a couple of places higher on the list, but as we've handed the job to you in our infinite wisdom, we'll have to grin and bear it, like Bruce there.
Spielberg's first foray into the blockbuster he would end up defining, Jaws was a production beset by problems. Weather, water, film stock, failing animatronics and sinking sharks all contributed to the misery of the months-over long shoot.
Containing peerless performances from Scheider, Richard Dreyfus and Robert Shaw especially, Jaws has some of the most quotable dialogue, the scariest jumps and most thrilling sequences of all time. Not to mention terrifying several generations of filmgoer.
A perfect film. Altogether now; "Farewell and adieu to you fare Spanish ladies..."
8. The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring
The film that reignited the fantasy genre, launched the careers of several A-List stars and kick-started an obsession that has had an unfathomable effect on pop-culture, Fellowship is a massively important film in terms of 21st century cinema.
6. GoodFellas
4. The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King
3. Pulp Fiction
2. Fight Club
1. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
Print Comments (7)
1: JD1994 says
star wars as number 1. is just ridiculous!!!!
The Deer Hunter is not even on there, what were you all thinking.
Also why is x-men 2 even on there?
Posted: May 29th 2009 // 10:04PMAlert a moderator
2: mattym08 says
shawshank should be without doubt no.1,
where was withnail and i?
why is shaun of the dead on there and why is trainspoting above the deer hunter?
what idiots voted for this, its outragous
Posted: Sep 2nd 2009 // 7:41PMAlert a moderator
3: mattym08 says
shawshank should be without doubt no.1,
where was withnail and i?
why is shaun of the dead on there and why is trainspoting above the deer hunter?
what idiots voted for this, its outragous
Posted: Sep 2nd 2009 // 7:41PMAlert a moderator
4: mattym08 says
shawshank should be without doubt no.1,
where was withnail and i?
why is shaun of the dead on there and why is trainspoting above the deer hunter?
what idiots voted for this, its outragous
Posted: Sep 2nd 2009 // 7:41PMAlert a moderator
5: Billie26 says
totally agree with mattym08 where was WITHNAIL AND I
that is a fantastic film and shold by far be within the top 20!!
Posted: Oct 22nd 2009 // 2:17PMAlert a moderator
6: Billie26 says
to be honest, this is the worst list for 100 greatest films! well over half of the greatest films known to man aren't on here..
disappointing.
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Posted: Oct 22nd 2009 // 2:19PMAlert a moderator
7: IndyB23 says
Okay, there are a lot downers who have posted mean things. Everyone to their own opinion as I say.
Here a list of what movies I think DO deserve to be on this list:
*King Kong (2005, I'm SO happy it's this version)
*Kill Bill Vol1
*Toy Story 2
*LOTR trilogy
But... I do think Schindler's list should of been higher up than 27 and I'm SHOCKED that The Pianist wasn't even there, (It's my favourite film).
And to finish No.1 SHOULD HAVE BEEN SHAWSHANK! EVERYONE LOVES SHAWSHANK. :.( tear...
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